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The government will ban the use of adverse predictive genetic testing results in life insurance. We invite views on design issues for the measure. You can:
- answer optional consultation questions in the paper
- comment on how the ban will be applied.
The Assistant Treasurer announced plans for the ban. It will reduce deterrents to taking genetic tests. This decision followed an earlier consultation.
Responding
You can submit responses to this consultation up until 12 March 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this consultation.
While submissions may be lodged electronically or by post, electronic lodgement is preferred. For accessibility reasons, please submit responses sent via email in a Word or RTF format. An additional PDF version may also be submitted.
All information (including name and address details) contained in submissions will be made available to the public on the Treasury website unless you indicate that you would like all or part of your submission to remain in confidence. Automatically generated confidentiality statements in emails do not suffice for this purpose. Respondents who would like part of their submission to remain in confidence should provide this information marked as such in a separate attachment.
Legal requirements, such as those imposed by the Freedom of Information Act 1982, may affect the confidentiality of your submission.
View our submission guidelines for further information.
How To Respond
Online – preferred method
How To Respond
Post
Address written submissions to:
Treasury
Langton Cres
Parkes ACT 2600